Guwahati: An Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at 10.25 am.
Air India flight AI 119, with 303 engers and 19 crew on board returned eight hours after take-off. The Azerbaijan when it changed the course after the crew discovered a threat.
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Following its landing, authorities carried out bomb-detection procedures. Later, authority found the threat alert to be a false alarm.
Air India said that the flight took off from Mumbai around 2 in the morning and returned to Mumbai around 10.25 am. Flight number AI-119, from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai to John F Kennedy airport in New York, takes about 15 hours to complete the journey. In mid-air, the crew of the airline discovered a threat which led to the return of the flight.
Spokesperson of Air India stated that the aircraft is undergoing mandatory checks by security agencies. The flight has been rescheduled to operate at 5 am on 11 March 2025. The airline had also offered all the engers hotel accommodation, meals, and other assistance until the flight is ready to take off, said the spokesperson.
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